Collar-button.



1. E. RUSHA.

COLLAR BUTTON.

APPLlcATloNfILED MAR. 1s, me.

l 9299624 x v Patented Deo'. 19, 1916.

I JENNEE'E. RUSHA, l GLBTWN, MINE.

speeiacanonidf Lettersratent.

Patented Deo, 119, idilio.

pplication filed March i3, 1916. Serial No. 83,911.

vTo all whom t may concern: i

Be it known that l,- JENNIE E. Rosina, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at- Oldtown, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Buttons, of which the following is a speciiica'tion.

l`he present invention relates to collar fasteners and more particularly to that class of fasteners known as collar buttons.

An object of my invention is to provide a collar but-ton having means associated therewith for engagement with a collar, said means being contractible for insertion in a button hole and expandible upon insertion for engagement with the collar.

Another object of myvinvention is to provide a collar button having collar engaging means comprising foldable wings adapted to collapse upon the insertion of the collar button shank into a collar button-hole and to expand upon an attempt to withdraw the button.

A further object of my invention is to provide a collar button ofthe class above described which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong and durable and effective in operation.

@ther objects and advantages to be derived 'from the use of my invention will appear from the following detail description d il and the claim, 'taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in which- Figlzre l. is a perspective view of a collar button embodying the improvements of my invention, Fig. Q is a tpp plan view oi' the same, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and F ig. 4 is a detail enlarged perspective view of one of the retaining elements.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in which. similar characters of reference designate like and correspondingl parts throughout the various views, l. designates the base of my improved collar button from which entends a centrally located shank 2. The upper end of the shank is bii'urcated to provide spaced arms 3, said arms 3 supporting a transversely extending pin 1l. r:The shank 2 is preferably ellipticai in cross section whereby to provide a very nearly flat body for insertion into a button hole.

The retaining elements pf my invention preferably comprise niiat strips forming Wings 5 and 6, said wings being provided with interlocking hinge portions 7 and 8, formed by rolling the metal about the pin 4. rlhe shoulders 9 formed by virtue of the rolled portions 7 are adapted to coact when the wings are moved to the position shown inI dotted lines in Fig. l andshown in elevation in Figs. 2 and 3, limiting the upward movement of the wings beyond the horizontal position. l

When inserting my improved collar button the wings 5 and 6 are collapsed as shown in Fig. 1 these wings and the shank being very nearly iiat and therefore facilitating insertion of the collar button.` When the button is inserted the full distance a slight backward pull on the same will cause the wings to spread and retain the button in position.

The wings are collapsed `for removing the button by forcing the latter inwardly and collapsing the wings whereupon the button may be easily withdrawn. lt will thus be seen that the difculties now encountered in inserting collar buttons particularly Where the collar band is starched will be easily overcome when using my improved collar button since the opening 'or receiving the collar button is not enlarged more than the thickness of the shank and wings, which relative tothe expanded position of the wings is negligible, thereby rendering accidental displacement of the Collar button impossible.`

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be had, and while I have shown and described my invention as embodying a speciiic structure, l desire that it be understood that I may make such changes on said structure as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lWhat l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent iszln a collar button, a base, a shank extending therefrom having the upper ends bifurcated to provide spaced arms, a pin carried by the arms, a, pair of. coperatlng wings, the said wings being adapted to be folded and when in the said folded position rest against the shank with their ends pointing toward the base, one of said wingshaving a tongue Jpoz'tion centrally thereof rolled, the edge -pair of tongues on one end thereof rolled to form means for bingedly connecting the said wings to the spaced arms, a shoulder formed intermediate the tongue portions, the Said shoulders providing means for limiting the upward movement oli' the Wings when the smid wings have been raised in parallel relalo tion with the buse.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JENNIE E. RUSHA. 

